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Professor Sander L. van der Linden, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge
Monday 10 February 2025, 19:30-21:00
CSAR lecture: Psychological Inoculation Against Misinformation
- š¤ Speaker: Professor Sander L. van der Linden, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge
- š Date & Time: Monday 10 February 2025, 19:30 - 21:00
- š Venue: Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom
Abstract
Vaccinating Against Fake News.
Much like a viral contagion, misinformation can spread rapidly from one mind to another. Moreover, once lodged in memory, falsehoods are difficult to correct. Inoculation theory offers a natural basis for developing a psychological āvaccineā against the spread of fake news and misinformation. Specifically, in a series of lab and field studies, Iāll show that it is possible to pre-emptively āimmunizeā people against disinformation about a wide range of topics by pre-exposing them to severely weakened doses of the techniques that underlie its production. This process of āprebunkingā helps people cultivate cognitive antibodies in both simulated and real social media environments. Iāll showcase several interventions we developed and evaluatedāwith public health authorities and social media companiesāto help citizens around the world recognize and resist unwanted attempts to influence and mislead.
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Series This talk is part of the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) series.
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